PLEASE HELP IT IS TIMED John typically sits quietly in his desk and listens intently to his teacher. He gets very nervous when called on to answer a
question. His upcoming assignment to speak in front of the class about a book he read recently is causing him to lose
sleep and feel sick to his stomach. John is likely feeling apprehensive due to his:
a lack of confidence
b. inexperience & lack of preparation
C. fear of being the center of attention
d. negative past experiences

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme